
US close: Dow Jones heads south, S&P 500 ekes out modest gain
At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.33% at 39,142.23, while the S&P 500 picked up 0.13% to 5,282.70 and the Nasdaq Composite saw out the session 0.13% weaker at 16,286.45. The Dow closed 527.16 points lower on Thursday, extending …